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Half Six Fix: Mahler 4
Sir Simon Rattle faces the audience in the Barbican concert hall
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Mahler 4

Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe

Wednesday 20 May 2026 • 6.30pm

Mahler's transcendent Fourth Symphony is brought to life by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO, alongside soprano Lucy Crowe.

Gerhard, Strauss and Mahler
Soprano Lucy Crowe pictured in a field, with the sun setting in the background
Barbican

Gerhard, Strauss and Mahler

Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe

Thursday 21 May 2026 • 7pm

Lucy Crowe joins the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle for Mahler's Symphony No 4, alongside beautiful late works by Richard Strauss.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 24 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 28 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

LSO on Film: Blockbusters
Conductor Dirk Brossé
Barbican

LSO on Film: Blockbusters

Dirk Brossé

Sunday 7 June 2026 • 7pm

Experience the magic of cinema as the LSO brings iconic film scores to life, from Superman to Star Wars, led by conductor Dirk Brossé.

Half Six Fix: Enigma Variations
Sir Antonio Pappano speaking to the audience at the Barbican
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Enigma Variations

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 10 June 2026 • 6.30pm

Sir Antonio Pappano guides the audience through Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations, exploring its tender portraits of family members and the unsolved mystery at its core.

Elgar and Mahler
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Elgar and Mahler

Sir Antonio Pappano

Thursday 11 June 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO journey from darkness to light in Mahler's rapturous Fifth Symphony, alongside Elgar's Enigma Variations.

Family Concert
The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert
Barbican

Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families

Sunday 28 June 2026 • 2.30pm

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert.

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
Sir Antonio Pappano energetically leading an orchestra performance, with musicians playing violins and other string instruments. The scene is set in a concert hall.
Barbican

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 1 July 2026 • 5pm

Sir Antonio Pappano leads world-class soloists and the LSO in one of the greatest and most intense of operatic love stories – Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
Sir Antonio Pappano energetically leading an orchestra performance, with musicians playing violins and other string instruments. The scene is set in a concert hall.
Barbican

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 12 July 2026 • 5pm

Sir Antonio Pappano leads world-class soloists and the LSO in one of the greatest and most intense of operatic love stories – Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.